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Cloud computing is rapidly transforming the IT landscape and the conversation around adopting cloud technology has progressed from “if” to “when”. Although cloud services offer enormous economic benefits, they also pose significant potential risks for enterprises that must safeguard corporate information assets while also complying with industry and government regulations. Download this paper to better understand where and when...

Bring Your Own Device is a growing trend where employees use personally owned mobile devices to access privileged company resources. While BYOD can reduce corporate costs and improve employee morale, it can lead to serious problems for corporate IT departments, including higher management costs, less control over content, compliance issues and security risks. This paper examines BYOD, presenting the results of a survey of organizations’ dealing...

Many organizations have eliminated PC administrator rights and implemented blocking programs in an effort to mitigate security compliance issues. While these methods are effective for securing against breaches, they often result in a loss of flexibility and functionality on the part of the end user. Using the five key steps in this paper, enterprises can maximize user productivity while maintaining centralized control over security policies. ...

OpenLogic Exchange (OLEX) is a web-based application for open source management and governance. OLEX is provided as a Software-as-a-Service offering, where the software is hosted in OpenLogic’s secure data center and customers access the solution through a web browser. OpenLogic’s Security Approach: OpenLogic has implemented a multi-layered set of security procedures, technologies, and practices to protect the confidentiality, integrity...

Data security for file-based data movement is finally getting the attention it deserves. What was once a concern only in the financial services sector is now being treated seriously by all industries as they wake up to the liability and risk associated with the unsecured movement of files. ...

Why are security and the Cloud a perfectly matched pair for your business? Independently, they have lots of benefits. Security protects your key devices, like PCs, and laptops, from cyber-thieves’ malware, viruses and other nasty threats that can compromise, or even destroy, your business’ critical information. Cloud technology, on the other hand, might seem complicated but it’s really a simple way to use sophisticated software, ...

Small and midsized businesses have a particularly challenging time protecting company data. They have many of the same security and backup challenges as large enterprises, but fewer resources in terms of funding, time and specialized expertise. The stakes are high: Symantec’s State of Information Survey 2012 gathered information from more than 2,000 IT managers at companies with between five and 250 employees. Asked about the consequences of l...

These resources have offered unparalleled sources of data with which to identify, analyse, and provide informed commentary on emerging trends in attacks, malicious code activity, phishing, and spam. Symantec’s Website Security Solutions have distilled this information down to focus specifically on the threats that are targeting online business and websites. Join Symantec's team of as they draw on this report to discuss: • Trends and patt...

Your website is your shop front, your brand on display and an essential sales and marketing tool. You spent a lot of money building it and attracting visitors. It is business critical: it would be a disaster if that shop front were smashed, your reputation was tarnished and visitors stopped coming. This is why website security is so important. ...

Whether you are an individual or a company, you should approach online security in the same way that you would approach physical security for your home or business. Not only does it make you feel safer but it also protects people who visit your home, place of business or Web site. It is important to understand the potential risks and then to make sure you are fully protected against them. In the fast paced world of technology, it is not always easy to...